tunze pumps

[MadScientist]

anyone know where to find a lfs which sells a good variety of tunze pumps?

thanks

[ReDDeviLs]

reefdepot.com.sg

their shop at upper thompson road.

got stocks and spares readily avaliable most of the time.

[MadScientist]

r they cheap? I mean r their prices low? Haha

[ReDDeviLs]

can try to nego abit.. but no guarentee..

their price on web have 10% for walk in customer.

u arent local right?

[MadScientist]

i m local. They seem to be selling onli one tunze pump

[MadScientist]

wonder if tunze or eheim is more trustworthy

[Jameshong]

Aquamarin selling variety of Tunze pumps, price like very competitive but Reefdepot also not bad.

[onizukaa]

you can go to google and search, but eheim pump i think dont need to search anymore.. good reviews bout it. buy it from reputable shop like reef depot or aquamarine, if faulty, sure exchange for you (if not your fault).

hope this helps

[ReDDeviLs]

oh bro,u mean as return pump?

tried tunze master circulation 7300l/hr 1 b4.. big and noisy.

die on me around 1yr+ later.

if u want to get it as a primary return pump,make sure the sorce u get have readily spares.

i think only 1 lfs bring in and when mine gave me prob,i waited for more then 1week and still no spares.

ended up have to change pump.

most lfs price r higher for a reason.

[Jameshong]

For Mid range return pump...I vote for AquaBee and Eheim... !

[onizukaa]

used aquab 3000 for my return pump. till now no issue (i hoped) x fingers!

[ReDDeviLs]

yea, midrange to small..

aquabee seems good.

small and less power consumption.

[MadScientist]

seems like tunze doesn't receive a good review. Hoping to have fail-safe equipment as I am planning a mission-critical tank,

[MadScientist]

aquabee or eheim is better? never use aquabee before. I have seen eheim's reputation. I inherited a nearly 10 years old canister filter from my dad and it's still running quiet! though the o-ring is problematic.

[ReDDeviLs]

what flowrate r u looking at? and also whats ur budget?

also,is power consumption a big concern?

[jyoon]

I will vote for Eheim. Now my tank is running on 2 * Eheim 1060 (which is obselete model and replaced by Eheim 1260) that been with me since 1993. That close to 16 years of usage and only need to replace the impeller this year + the O ring.

That worlth every signle cent spent.

[MadScientist]

a variety of flow rates, from low to high. tight budget since I busted mine just with the UPS, yes, power consumption and heat generation are major issues, but reliability is the highest of all concerns

[MadScientist]

eheim seems good, but then the small pumps look like blocks, real bulky, hard to do placement with such shape and size

[ReDDeviLs]

so u need more then 1?

[MadScientist]

yup, of varying sizes

[sherman]

Bro,

Lobang your thread.

What return pump you will recomend for a footer?

I have OR6500.Any other efficient return pump?

[ReDDeviLs]

yup, of varying sizes

what ur tank size and how many u looking at? also.. what u keeping fowlr? or sps?

[ReDDeviLs]

Bro,

Lobang your thread.

What return pump you will recomend for a footer?

I have OR6500.Any other efficient return pump?

bro,1foot?

[MadScientist]

I presume that you are using a under-tank sump. What is the height of the sump to tank?

35L and another 1 that's coming. I believe the other 1 is 10ft +. I intending to keep sps.

[yooyoo99]

1 vote for ehiem. Been using a 1260 for more than 5 years, seldom maintain, and it is still running as in day 1.

Not so good experience with OR6500, used 1 year, loud vibrating noise, found shaft scratched. Replaced it with the "new" ehiem compact plus.